NO MORE REGRETS!

Most of our greatest regrets will come from our most convenient excuses.

A powerful truth that can so easily escape us: Most of our greatest regrets will come from our most convenient excuses. Convenient thoughts rarely have the wisdom to realize important and valuable things require intentionally, faithfulness and intimacy if they are truly going to hold a special place in our hearts. When we short-change important and valuable things we often miss or forget why God gave these gifts to us in the first place.

Frank Sinatra sang a famous song, "I did it my way”, followed up by “regrets, I have a few.” I'm sure most of us at times did it our way until one day in shock or awakening we realize we made a mistake focusing on insignificant things and forgetting what truly is important to us. When that happens, it can leave a person heavy with regret. Could this be the reason God’s relentless love will always challenge our convenient choices, convict us of our self-pleasuring excuses and call us to examine our true heart motives? God loves us too much to let us continue living in disempowering excuses that foster future regrets. God will not let His children miss their blessing unchallenged.

I’m not necessarily talking about salvation or eternity regrets in this post. More the things I wish I had not done, the things I really needed to prioritize and things I wish I could change. We all have decisions we regret, and we regret them for different reasons. I felt God stir my heart with this quote during worship and prayer: 'I don’t want my children waking up to regrets. Many discover too late that their greatest regrets will come from their most convenient excuses.'

I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes are dimmed with sorrow, worn out and growing old because of all my adversaries. [Psalm 6:6-7]

Evaluate before it’s too late! Life does not have a rewind button. The good news is that we can make powerful choices today that can bless us with a regret-free tomorrow. You can't get back time, but you can change what your treasures will be going forward. Proverbs 4: 3-9 tell us to get wisdom and understanding and we will live a life we will not regret. (MSG)

Dwelling on regrets is a fruitless distraction. Override your excuses with intentional choices and eat the fruit of a rich life filled with beautiful people. When truth and love steer your choices regret will find it hard to find a landing on your heart.

• Firstly, ask yourself: What choices am I making right now, favoring comfort and assuming I have lots of time to go back, rebuild and fix significant relationships with others and God? Which of your convenient excuses could burden you with great regrets if you were suddenly not able to restore or be close to the people you love? How many people have attended a funeral or stood at the graveside of a loved one thinking, ‘Why didn’t I spend more time with him/her?’ Here is the trap--The devil waits until it’s too late, and then he tells you missed it so he can load you with regret, heartache, suffering and ultimately condemnation. But God is loving and gracious to continuously give you nudges and little warning signs to help you do the right thing and change your mind before you make a mistake you will regret when the truth comes to your mind.

• Secondly, make choices that lead to a future with fewer regrets. Every good choice will bear fruit in the long run. Every moment invested in the right places will be weedkiller for regrets. Believe that God can redeem your losses and restore what has been broken. God can prune dead branches and stir life to bring forth new shoots of life. He is able to finish the work He started in your life and can bring new life out of past sorrow. When you let God restore relationships and important things it is like a dream come true followed by joyful dancing.

• Thirdly, recognize your silly excuses and chase away your scapegoats. Stop using weak excuses to justify your comforts, laziness and possible unforgiveness. Can you see through other people's excuses? Exactly... excuses are foolish as everyone sees them for what they are except the person using them as a scapegoat. Be like Jesus. Be generous. Be gracious. Be a loving sower of yourself in places that matter. Plant a garden that will flourish in all seasons. Start by confessing your current regrets, accepting forgiveness where it is offered, focus on God's plan as the best plan, and proactively start moving forward with hope and a commitment to live according to His will.

REMEMBER: We do not have to live in the paralysis of remorse and regret. God is able remove the burden of regret. When we need a fresh start, God supports us in that choice. When we confess, we’ve made a mess, He celebrates our repentance and begins a miraculous process of restoration, reconciliation and blessing. When I contemplate all that God has done through the cross, I am assured that there is nothing God cannot redeem, restore, reclaim, or revoke on my behalf if I genuinely ask for it.

So today you can choose to not give regret any reason to visit your life. All you need to do is ask God to help you make wise and loving choices that will bless you and everything that is important to you. Then do what He tells you.... Oh, AND TELL YOUR EXCUSES… its time to go!

BY NICO SMIT

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